Wednesday, 9 February 2011

Salve!

This gorgeous poppy photo was taken by Sandra Myers who is an active Hadrian's Wall Country and North Pennines' photographer. (Huge apologies to her for the initial wrong credit. I urge you to look at her wonderful photos at this website: here)

Just wanted to say "Salve!" "Hello!"

If you wondered what I was up to... I'm busy, busy, busy (to the power of twenty) getting my Latin Minimus and Cambridge Latin Courses started up. Hopefully they will be in existence in the very near future. That's why I've gone a bit quiet on the blogging front.

I have surges of energy. Then sometimes I have doubts that what I am doing will work at all. Lately though I have a resilience and a belief that it will all work out.
Have a look at this Jamie Bell blog for more details of the new "Eagle" film coming out based on Rosemary Sutcliff's famous book "The Eagle of the Ninth"....on March 18th. It's worth switching off the music (instructions on the blog) to hear the film clips OK. Browse through the blog's archive for further clips and info about the new film. Looks very impressive doesn't it?

The remodelled and new look Vindolanda and The Roman Army Museum with its brand new 3D Eagle Eye film will be opening afresh on March 12th in a few weeks' time. More news of that to come...

Thank you so much for leaving the comment. Yes, Classical Studies at Newcastle was brilliant (& I met my archaeologist husband in the first week!).

We rarely get up to the NE these days (we are in South Wales). Wonder if you have been to Dolaucothi Roman Gold Mines and sites in our neck of the woods?

My Land&Lit blog plods away as a postcard every so often from here or there. I do more blogging on 'Wild and Wonderful' (wildlife) and on my poetry/writing 'Coastcard' blog. Will keep an eye open for your posts - I think you are on my feed.

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I, Hadriana aka Catherine Jarvis, am a North Eastern Lass. I studied and worked in London for 15 years. Followed by a Stint as a Part Time Red Sea Scuba Diver where I met my husband amongst the corals, sea grass and sea horses. Here we are (plus two children and an Egyptian dog) in the Heart of Hadrian's Wall Country, UK. Follow us as we realise our Roman Wall dreams!
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